Best posts made by Douglas Kryder

the arduino dock works for first time setup. it is basically a software routine that happens when power is applied to the module the first time. but, br sure to read the documentation carefully when it ccmes time to set up the arduino dock. that will require a specific set of software and i think it was even updated once after the original so read up on the arduino dock before you set it up.

@T-NT off-topic in some respects but i'd point out that you can learn a bit about onion as a company and the "vision" they have as expressed in this forum and the comments section of the new kickstarter page. anyway, i get it when they now say that they never said they were open source and that what we got as a contributor was the hardware and build "b160" and earlier. and those constituted what onion was responsible for. i'm left with the impression that onion has done everything to date that is planned and anything else would be a bonus. so yeah it would be great but i seriously doubt they will release a reproducible build package that has all pieces and works. my take of onion is they don't see that as part of the omega2 campaign at this point. they are concerned about an alarm clock radio that gets its time from the internet via wifi at a bunch of strange motel/hotel/etc wifi systems. and they probably won't try to release the new wifi driver subsystem

i'am quite surprised that so far about 1,600 people have bought into the clock. a clock which uses the omega2. i thought it was against the law to build and sell a product that uses known defective parts. i guess it's not. and what about the very long list of negative comments on kickstarter? not to mention indiegogo.

@Stephane-Foloppe about a couple of months ago one of the onion admins stated that onion was going to build a whole new wifi driver. i think he stated that it would be ready around sept. 1st. i don't think it has been finished since i'd guess they would have released a new firmware build by now. anyway, that's what i've read about wifi recently.

even if you want to keep trying to find a solution , i would put in a ticket to get a replacement. put a link to this thread so they can read what you have tried. i have not seen a diagram of which pins are used for the oled. i think it is an i2c device, not positive though. but you could use male/female jumper wire to get the oled out of the expansion header to test components on reverse side of screen. i see a few traces from the pins but not well enough to determine which pin they are from.

@Martin-Zwigl there is particle electron. has both 2g and 3g models. although my 2g unit has, it seems, in my neighborhood become a thing of the past. anyway, particle electron is well made device with decent capabilities. not too expensive, i think it was about $60 for 3g.

i see it as what has been released to date do not provide for wifi but that they expect the wifi driver to be complete in at most 40 days. i would not consider the S module useless in that it gives dev/manufacturers ~40 days to physically work with the module ahead of the wifi release. i view the news and actions a positive, as long as the driver code is ready as stated. the developments, if sincere, are a step in the right direction

i attached a small indoor antenna, about 3 times the size of the factory one and am able to get a fix which i was not able to do with the factory setup. if the explanation of onion is to be accepted it seems the cap in question dampens the signal to the unit and thus either a better antenna to increase signal or removing the cap to increase signal. the unit pretty much pinpoints exactly where it is, per my experience, once it gets adequate signal.
edit: i wanted to mention that the antenna i'm using in replacing the factory unit is one off this gps shield board i got a while back. https://www.makerfabs.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=133&search=gps+shield
i think you can pick up one like this for ~$3.

i placed order for the 2 sets. it seems it will be several weeks til they arrive, i already placed an order for the female headers 2mm pitch 16pin. it would be great to see a suggested list of the other components like the caps and resistorsw, maybe a regulator, or even better a completed unit.